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Kyle Field Gameday Transportation Solutions Status Report & Request for Comments

Kyle Field Gameday Transportation Solutions Status Report & Request for Comments. May 7, 2014 Transportation Services Advisory Committee Meeting Texas A&M Transportation Institute

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Kyle Field Gameday Transportation Solutions Status Report & Request for Comments

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  1. Kyle Field Gameday Transportation SolutionsStatus Report & Request for Comments May 7, 2014 Transportation Services Advisory Committee Meeting Texas A&M Transportation Institute (with TAMU Transportation Services, City of College Station, City of Bryan, BCS Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Downtown Bryan Association, TAMU Athletics, 12th Man Foundation, TxDOT, Law Enforcement Agencies)

  2. Today’s Topics • Parking • Pedestrians • Bus Stops

  3. Design Day Parking Demand For 2013 Alabama game: • 35% students; 40,000 tailgaters; 10,400 off-campus parking Car RVs in Car RV Spaces Spaces Spaces • 2013 20,200 500 210 (3,350 car spaces used) • Future: • Lower percentage of students – 31,012 tickets • All-weather spaces • More shuttle bus riders – [Restaurants, hotels, charters (tour, local)] • New RV Parking Area (return car spaces for car parking)

  4. 4/17/14 Gameday Parking Changes2013 2015 Northgate/ University Gardens Equine Center 419 (0) South of Campus North of Campus East of Campus 0(300) West Campus Main Campus 0(300) 148(1612) 1772 (80) 0(600) Agronomy/ Vet School 0(200) 493(395) Includes New RV Field Added Spaces New(Converted) Not shown: Campus spaces lost to construction: 1900

  5. Design Day Parking Demand Design Day – Alabama-style game • 30% students; 40,000 tailgaters; 12,000 off-campus Car spaces RV in Cars RV spaces • 2013 Used 20,200 570 140 • 2014 Need 25,000 860 • 2015 Need 24,700 860 • 2015 Supply 23,500 860 So: We need more bus riders; every space/every game (“Need” includes a 5% buffer – which we don’t have!)

  6. Estim. Cost for Parking Expansion

  7. Simple Gameday Parking Message

  8. 12th Man Parking (Example) Visitor Pre-Sale Parking (Example) Work In Progress!

  9. Main Campus Gameday Parking (Example) $15 parking $20 parking garage

  10. West Campus Gameday Parking Entry Points (Example) Consolidated Entry Location on Mariner for: >Fan Field >Lot 113 >Lot 110 Recommended Changes: >Raise Fan Field Parking to $15 >West Campus Parking is “Arrive First-Paved Lot” RV Goal: Reduce traffic on Research Parkway to maintain bus speeds

  11. Visitor Gameday Parking (Example) $15 parking $20 parking garage

  12. Vet School Area Gameday Parking Entry Points (Example)

  13. Kyle Field Gameday Pedestrian Improvements Eliminate conflict between pedestrians and West Campus Garage traffic

  14. West Campus Garage All Other Lots Pickard Pass at West Campus Garage

  15. West Campus Garage All Other Lots Pickard Pass at West Campus Garage

  16. Construction Fencing New, Wider Pedestrian Path Garage vehicle traffic Remove front row of parking on gamedays. Pickard Pass Extension: Aerial View

  17. Prune low-hanging tree limbs. Approximate Construction Fence Location Relocate light posts. Looking West Near the Rec Center Plaza

  18. Accommodate necessary signs and camera. Remove and replace small trees. East View from Lot 104

  19. Shift path to maintain large tree. South of West Campus Garage, Looking East from Olsen Boulevard

  20. Remove curbs, replace with textured walkway; Use bollards on non-gamedays. Looking west toward Olsen Boulevard

  21. New North Endzone Bus Stop • Serve west campus routes • Reduce pedestrian volume • Improve gameday experience for mobility impaired visitors

  22. Go With the… Maps

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